POLICY EXPRESS · PE-LWB-188 · Labour and Welfare Bureau
Safeguarding the Welfare of Unemployed Persons
Unemployment is steady at 3.7%, but a person who loses work meets six bureaux, no jobseeker payment, and a review of the main schemes still pending.
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2 pages · English and 繁體中文 · Built on the 1134211 Framework · Facts as at 25 October 2026
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The tension and our thesis
The tension
Hong Kong keeps unemployment low and helps many back to work, yet support for the person who loses a job is split across agencies, has no stand-alone payment and awaits a review that is still pending.
Our thesis
Publish the review, open one front door with one outcome metric, replace the expiring allowance with a tapering bridge, and widen only on evidence.
Three policy problems this brief examines
- 01Support does not reach the jobless in need
- 02Activation runs ahead of well-being
- 03No one owns the whole path
Each problem is developed in three layers: the fact, why it persists, and the consequence for the system.
Three options compared
A · Jobseeker payment: a time-limited payment for the unemployed.
B · Deepen activation: more training, placements and wage subsidies.
C · One front door: a single entry point and one caseworker per jobseeker.
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